Puneet Kumar Aggarwal v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anothers
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order disposing a complainant's leave to appeal (CRL.L.P. 289/2025) against a Section 138 NI Act acquittal (Complaint Case 468116/2016, JMFC Tis Hazari, acquittal dated 7.12.2024). Key search terms: proviso to Section 372 CrPC appeal by 'victim'; Section 2(wa) CrPC victim definition; Section 378(4) CrPC and Section 419(4)/528 BNSS leave-to-appeal route not required; Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) relied on; exclusion of time for condonation of delay; merits left open.
What did the court decide?
Leave and liberty to withdraw the leave-to-appeal petition and file a fresh appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC against the acquittal judgment dated 7th December, 2024; time from initial filing of the petition till one week from the date of this Order excluded for computing delay, with liberty to seek condonation on merits.